DECEMBER 20, 2023 www.wintertexantimes.com 12 WINTER TEXAN TIMES Elliott’s Custom Golf 712 N 77 Sunshine Strip #20 Harlingen, TX 78550 (877) 428-5448 • elliott@customclubs.net SKYTRACK LAUNCH MONITOR Improve your game and receive instant and real-time 3D shot analysis and ball-flight data. Identify strengths, weaknesses & dispersion • Bag Mapping to select the right clubs on the course • Wedge Matrix to master short game Five Star Customer Ratings - Google Reviews COMPUTERIZED CUSTOM CLUB FITTING GOLF From pg. 1 But when one goes out to hit the fairways, there’s usually a ritual that takes place, some are more intense than others. Some people arrive early, grab some breakfast, hit the putting green or the driving range and then start their round. Others will just hang back in the clubhouse and spend a day just putting, chipping, eating, watching television, and chatting with other golfers as they begin, or put an end, to their ritual, which oftentimes includes a burger or nachos and a cold adult beverage – maybe more than one to either celebrate a good round or to try and forget a bad round. In any case, while the round is the feature presentation, it is not the only thing. It’s like going to a movie – sure, the flick is the reason you’re there, but it’s the popcorn, candy, pizza, beverage…. and the previews or behind the scenes clips, that complete the movie experience. Winston Churchill once said, “Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.” Readers and golfers from across the Rio Grande Valley participated in the Winter Texan Times “Favorites” golf contest, to see what they enjoyed – golf and not golf – at courses across South Texas. We found out that while golf – hacking away at a tiny golf ball with the goal of dropping it into an all-too-tiny golf hole from hundreds of yards away – is important, there were a lot of other enjoyable aspects of a round that are necessary to complete a day at the golf course. Stuart Place, the one-time unknown course – is similar in its meteoric rise to Buster Douglas – remember him? The guy who knocked out the then-invincible Mike Tyson – again showed what paying attention to the details can mean by dominating the votes. The little course that has (as opposed to “could”) won favorite hole (No. 9), pro shop, 19th hole amenities and putting green. The 9-hole par-three course may be small in size but it’s the Buster Douglas of golf in South Texas. The only difference is Brownsville Golf Center. Photo by Henry Miller Stuart Place Golf Course. Photo by Anastasia Brunson Stuart Place Golf Course. Photo by Anastasia Brunson Stuart Place Golf Course. Photo by Anastasia Brunson
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